has anyone here ever been to the insane asylum?

Question

is it scary like i think it would be

dont worry 'bout me. neither i or anyone i know is going to a mental hospital

Answer 1

I have both worked in and visited psychiatric hospitals. If you go to a private hospital it isn't as scary (depending on the ward). Yes you will see people maybe acting oddly or talking to themselves but the typical patient doesn't really stand out. When I interned at a local private facility I often could not pick out the patients from the staff when they were outside taking walks or smoke breaks. I worked on the children's unit and the majority of the time I felt like I was just playing with a bunch of kids. On the wards that treated schizophrenia or dementia you were hear some screaming or sobbing. But mostly it was just people sitting around playing cards, or watching TV. As for public hospitals, a friend of mine committed himself but due to lack of insurance he had to go to a public hospital. Since it was in a hospital there was only part of one floor devoted to the psychiatric patients. It was very crowded and everyone was kind of thrown together. You had people like my friend suffering depression sharing rooms with schizophrenics. He hated it there. People were sharing rooms with 3 or 4 other people. There was no privacy.
Even my friend's situation was not "scary" mental health facilities are not like what you see in movies. The most serious cases are typically isolated from the general population for safety reasons. You might see people acting out or yelling at staff but nothing more serious than you would see on a city street. If you know someone that is hospitalized please don't let your fear keep you from visiting. They need your support more now than ever. If you are thinking you need inpatient care talk to your doctor and investigate local hospitals to see what you can afford. Like anything else some are better than others.

Answer 2

The name "insane asylum" is very old and outdated. Psychiatric hospitals are not scary, there are not people hanging around saying and doing weird things, it's not like that. It is mostly a calming environment for people who have some personal problems they need help dealing with.

Answer 3

They're not called insane asylums anymore. They're referred to either has mental hospitals or psychiatric wards. And yes, I have been to them to visit my father (he's bi-polar). They're not scary. In fact, they're nicer than most other types of hospitals.

Psychiatry and the treatment of mental illness has changed dramatically in the past few decades. (And, not to sound like Martha Stewart here, but that's a good thing:))

Answer 4

It's actually a psycho ward, Mental Hospital, only the dangerously insane go on to those bigger places. Most can be helped through a short hospital stay. No they are not scarey, sick people getting helped so as not to hurt themselves or others.

Answer 5

Yes if is scary until you see what is really going on, then it is not. The really scared people are not with those that will not hurt themselves like in the movies. Most people do not stay in a padded cell for very long, once the drugs get out of their system. Then they are treated for what their problems are. It is not like in the movies where people get hurt all the time.

Answer 6

If you mean a psychiatric facility, I've been to visit, yes. And yes, it can be scary since you may have people screaming in their rooms or acting very oddly. But I was visiting someone who was basically fine but had a bad spell and we made jokes constantly. It definitely makes the patient want to get better and leave though!

Answer 7

Things have changed since the advent of antipsychotic medications. Even in the old day the seriously disturbed were kept on locked wards and the people roaming might talk to themselves, but it was not a bad place to live. Beautiful grounds and new buildings.

Answer 8

I think some here are on the run, including me

On a serious note- You mean mental hospital?
I have, it is not like in the films.

Answer 9

I have, and it wasn't too awfully bad. In reference to your second question, men and women do tend to go to the same place, but would likely be separated because of the difference in gender. I hope this helps you. :)

Answer 10

A Mental Health Facility,If you ain't to messed when you go in you will be.